As someone who was kind.
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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 February 2026 source ↗
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View all 214 →He knew where life was to be found.
As a nice human being who gave a shit.
My vain side would like to be remembered as someone who did good for others in some way. But I would be happy if my children remembered me.
More from Richard Eyre
View profile →To my father, who was aggressively indifferent to what I was doing. He did say sorry to me when he was dying and I don’t think I was very gracious.
Edward Bond, the playwright, said I was like a turd flowing on the effluent of British culture.
The rest is silence.
Curious, energetic, droll.
In despair, because of my wife’s illness.
Warmth and confidence.
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